Benzine

Director: Sarra Abidi
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The film world premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival and won Ima - TV5 Monde prize for the 1st feature film at the Arab Cinema Festival in Paris.
It screened daily for over two months on ART TV Network and is available on Shahid.net, a celebrated VOD platform.
The film received support from the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image (CNCI), Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).
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2017/ Tunisia90 min/ Drama
SYNOPSIS
The film follows the heart-rending story of parents who have been left behind by their only son. For nine months, they haven’t heard anything from or about him since he moved to Italy.
CAST
Ali Yahyaoui
Sondos Belhassen
Jamel Chandoul
Fatma Ben Saidane
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Screenwriter: Sarra Abidi
DOP: Ali Ben Abdallah
Editor: Arbi Ben Ali
Sarah Zaanoun
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Production Company(ies)
Synergy Productions
Producer(s)
Ali Ben Abdallah
film festivals
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE
Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF), Sweden
Beirut International Women Film Festival, Lebanon
Women Make Waves International Film Festival, Taiwan
Festival International du Film d'Aubagne, France
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival, USA
Internationales Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund, Germany
Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen Tétouan, Morocco
Milan International Film Festival, Italy
Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF), Egypt
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Arab Cinema Festival in Paris, France
Dublin Independent Film Festival,Ireland
Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
Arab World Film Festival
film awards
Ima - TV5 Monde prize for the 1st feature film at the Arab Cinema Festival in Paris
Radwan El Kashef Award for the Best African Film and Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF), Egypt
Special Jury Mention at Beirut International Women Film Festival, Lebanon
Reviews

Alissa Simon - Variety

Quotes
“Unlike the majority of immigration stories, “Benzine” unfolds from the perspective of the people left behind.” Alissa Simon - Variety
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